What are Data Slots?


Data Slots are multipurpose fields of data that are held at organisation level against Suppliers. They can be used to:

  • Store Data against an organisation that is only viewed internally and is not visible to suppliers.
    • Contacts > Organisation > [Organisation Page] > "Data Slots" tab.
  • Store Data against an organisation which can be viewed & filled in by Supplier.
    • They can access this via Supplier Interface > Organisation Data Slots.
  • Store & Save data against an organisation by a Key User, that is also used across multiple Questionnaires that should also be made visible to suppliers outside of a Questionnaire.
    • Outside of a Questionnaire, this can be found via Supplier Interface > Organisation Data Slots.
  • Store & Save data that is used across multiple Questionnaires that should only be used / made visible in a Questionnaire.
    • Seen only within a Questionnaire.

For Key Users, unless the data slot is only available in a Questionnaire, the data slot for Supplier Organisations can be viewed via the Organisation Page > "Data Slots" tab. 

Access to this tab can be granted as follows:

  • View the data only.
  • View & edit the data.
  • No access to the data.


Link with Questionnaires

  • Using data slot allows Key Users to set up commonly-asked questions, which when used in Questionnaires, saves the supplier from having to manually populate that each time.
  • This helps save time & resources for suppliers when filling in such Questionnaires, as the answer they have provided previously will be pre-populated in the data slot.
    • Please see here to find out how you link a data slot with a Tender Questionnaire.
    • Please see here to find out how you link a data slot with a Research Questionnaire.


To find out how you can create & edit your data slot, please click here


Please contact the Support Team at support@panacea-software.com if you would like this set up on your site.